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A thousand pounds of explosives brought down the 16-story New Frontier casino-hotel in Las Vegas today, putting an end to the second property to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel was demolished to make way for a multibillion-dollar resort, which is due to open in 2011.

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New Loudon Road Associates LLC, a group of investors based in Schenectady, N.Y., has awarded a contract to Cooper Carry to build The Village of New Loudon, a new-urbanist-style community proposed near Albany, N.Y. Plans call for a community with homes, workplaces and businesses within walking distance of one another in order to reduce dependence on cars and build a sense of community.

Concrete has its pros and cons, but its durability makes it an excellent building material for sustainability. The material can stand the test of time, and when it does finally reach the end of its life, concrete is recyclable and can even be turned into new concrete.

The Federal Reserve usually talks about slower growth and higher inflation as if they are separate and counteractive threats to the economy, but "What if it's both?" Caroline Blaum asks in a Bloomberg commentary. In that case, the weak dollar could be checkmate in the Fed's game to avert recession. The "economy is showing signs of moving toward recession," Blaum wrote.

Companies are finding benefits from building green that extend well beyond the payoff of being eco-friendly. A recent survey indicates that the vast majority of students would be more inclined to take a position with a company that is environmentally friendly, and other studies suggest that eco-friendly indoor environments have higher productivity and less absenteeism.

The new Hot Metal Pedestrian Bridge, a $10 million reconstruction of an old railroad bridge in Pittsburgh, is set to officially open on Nov. 28. The bridge, which will connect the Pittsburgh Technology Center and SouthSide works, once carried materials to a steel mill that sat on both sides of the Monongahela River.